PROMOTER KILLS HIMSELF.; D.H. Bidwell of New York Was Unable to Finance Motor Company.

PITTSFIELD, Mass., Aug. 16. -- David H. Bidwell of New York, a promoter, who has been engaged in many enterprises in New York and throughout the country, shot and killed himself on the lawn of his sister's home, in Becket, twelve miles from here, this afternoon. Bidwell had been here since June, engaged in promoting and financing a motor car company. View Full Article in Timesmachine »

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